Reports

Maputo - The Chinese parliament, the People's National Assembly, Monday delivered to its Mozambican counterpart a cheque for 200,000 US dollars, intended to support the victims of the catastrophic floods that hit southern and central Mozambique in February. The deputy…

SUMMARY Rainfall has increased significantly during this period as compared to mid-September to mid-October in most southern and central areas of the country, providing a good start to the agricultural season. In this period rains are typically…

NAIROBI, 20 November (IRIN) - Somalia's newly appointed Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galeyr is in Nairobi for the first official meeting with Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi. The Somali parliament, elected in peace talks hosted in Djibouti, Arta, in…

Highlights Continued arrival of IDPs in Kuito, Bié Province Resettlement activities in Canhengue, Moxico Province Security incidents reported in Benguela, Huambo, Moxico and Uíge Provinces General Humanitarian Situation and Assistance Bengo Province: During a meeting of the IDP Coordination Subgroup on 15 November, the local Government…

Since the begining of October a deadly epidemic of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever hit Uganda.Quick latest update: On November 19th, one woman arrived at one Health Center located in the Pabbo displaced camp for a complicated delivery.…

Eritrea Profile Volume 7 No. 37 Nov. 18 President Isaias Afwerki held talks yesterday with Mr. Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). Mr. Legwaila said that although the mandate of…

Kigali, Rwanda - Some 22,154 of the estimated 50,000 land mines scattered throughout Rwanda during its 1990-1994 civil war, have been neutralised, an official said Saturday. Lt. Vincent Haguma, head of Mine Clearance Office, told the press that anti-personnel mines…

ANGOLA: UNITA attack three towns An attack by UNITA rebels early on Wednesday in south-central Angola left a number of people dead and many wounded, state radio reported on Thursday. The rebels attacked Longonjo and Tchindjenje, two towns west of…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa Tel: +27 11 880 4633 Fax: +27 11 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za MOZAMBIQUE: Day of mourning declared The Mozambican government announced a day of mourning on Monday for…

DAR ES SALAAM (Nov. 17) XINHUA - The short rains which had been expected to set in early last month in many parts of Tanzania has not arrived, causing fears of acute food shortage country-wide, the independent Guardian newspaper…